(Dec 11, 2009)
TWIN FALLS, Idaho — The state Board of Education has approved the University of Idaho's plans to sign a five-year agreement with J.R. Simplot Co. aimed at keeping a cash-strapped agricultural research center open until 2014.

(Dec 11, 2009)
HIDALGO, Texas (AP) – The mountain of oranges, tangerines, lemons and more exotic fruits piled in the customs office at the Hidalgo international bridge in Texas on Thanksgiving Day would have made any grocer proud.

(Dec 11, 2009)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D (AP) – A new government report examining whether increased biofuels use could pinch the nation's water resources says farmers in the Northern Plains use considerably more water to produce a gallon of corn ethanol than growers in...

(Dec 11, 2009)
MINERAL POINT, Wis (AP) - A 15-year-old cheddar made in Wisconsin, possibly the most mature cheese for sale in the country, is selling well despite the $50-per-pound price tag, its producer said Saturday.